Inspiration

The Meditation Podcast

Jesse Stern, The Meditation Podcast

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🗓️ 5 May 2026

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

Welcome to The Meditation Podcast. This is Jesse Stern with Episode 150, Inspiration.

In many languages and cultures, the words for 'spirit' and 'breath' are closely related. The Latin words spiritus (spirit) and spirare (to breathe) give us English words like inspire (to enter breath), expire (to exit breath), and respiration (to cycle breath).

Note that these words are not related to desperation, which comes from sperare (to hope).

In today's meditation, we focus on each breath, each inspiration.

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We are not licensed health care practitioners, and we do not claim any specific health benefits from using this podcast. You are responsible for your own health.

This podcast is made possible with great thanks to our subscribers on Patreon. Join our community at Patreon.com/theMeditationPodcast.

Now, let's begin.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Meditation Podcast.
0:03.8	This is Jesse Stern with episode 150.
0:07.0	Inspiration.
0:08.9	In many languages and cultures, the words for spirit and breath are closely related.
0:14.1	The Latin words, Spiritus, and Spirare, to breathe, give us English words like inspire to enter breath, expire to exit breath,
0:24.9	and respire, or respiration, to cycle breath. Note that these words are not related to desperation,
0:31.9	which comes from sperare to hope. In today's meditation, we focus on each breath, each inspiration. Remember that this podcast
0:40.8	uses binaural beats, audio technology that affects the brain. So please use headphones, and please
0:45.8	do not use this podcast while driving or operating machinery. We are not licensed health care
0:50.4	practitioners and we do not claim any specific health benefits from using this podcast.
0:56.4	You are responsible for your own health.
1:00.4	This podcast is made possible with great thanks to our subscribers on Patreon.
1:04.5	Join our community at patreon.com slash the meditation podcast.
1:06.7	Now, let's begin. Begin. Begin in any comfortable position.
1:16.6	Let your body settle.
1:21.6	Allow your muscles to relax.
1:28.3	Let your eyes become heavy and drift gently closed.
1:36.3	And begin to focus on your inspiration, your inhale.
1:50.0	Notice the movement taking place within your body with each exhale, simply relax your body, allowing the exhale to be passive.
2:35.0	Inhale, filling.
2:41.0	Exhale, passive.
2:45.0	Releasing. Pay attention to your thoughts, emotions,
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